Codex
Subtitle: una aproximación al grafiti de la Ciudad de México
By: Sergio Raúl Arroyo, Daniel Arroyo
Contributors: Arroyo, Daniel, author
Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes; Turner
Published: 2015
Place of publication: México, D.F; [Madrid]
Language: spa
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9786077453277; 9788416354924
Subjects: Graffiti; Street art
Description: Since the early 1980's graffiti emerged in Mexico City, from the United States and passing through Tijuana and Guadalajara, as one of the most consistent cultural manifestation, but scarcely explored. This practice was carried out by an extensive community, originally underground, which soon transformed into an urban phenomenon of enormous dimensions. Codex ±An approximation to the graffiti in the city of Mexico, discusses the origins of graffiti as well as the complex socio-cultural relationships that surround it. The research, carried out by means of a meticulous field work, shows the work developed by graffiti painters and their crews for more than thirty years, and follows a line from the origins of graffiti up to present days along with interviews of 21 featured protagonists such as Humo, Neuzz, Retén, Sr. Niuk and Peque to bring the reader to the world of graffiti. Includes a glossary of terms used by the graffiti artists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-327).